Libraries News Round-up: 27th March 2014

Leicester Mercury : 27th March First Person: Volunteer-run libraries rarely sustainable http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Volunteer-run-libraries-rarely-sustainable/story-20857387-detail/story.html Basingstoke Gazette : 26th March No chance of saving Kingsclere library But there was fury when they learned…

Libraries News Round-up: 26th March 2014

THE BOOKSELLER : 26th March CILIP urges Cable to implement copyright reforms http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-urges-cable-implement-copyright-reforms.html THE GUARDIAN : 26th March How US libraries are becoming community problem solvers  I've followed conversations about…

Libraries News Round-up: 21st March 2014

THE BOOKSELLER : 21st March Sieghart submissions highlight library 'lottery' CILIP quoted http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sieghart-submissions-highlight-library-lottery.html Huffington Post : 21st March The Death of Multiculturalism?  Newham's libraries feature prominently http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/iram-sarwar/multiculturalism_b_5001582.html THE GUARDIAN :…

Libraries News Round-up: 17th March 2014

THE GUARDIAN : 17th March Bad news for books? The survival of libraries lies in positive promotion http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2014/mar/17/bad-news-books-survival-libraries?commentpage=1  Public Libraries News : 16th March Editorial | The Library Cuts Symphony http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/03/the-library-cuts-symphony.html BBC…

Libraries News Round-up: 8th March 2014

Horncastle News : 8th March Letter | Lincolnshire County Councillors should give up their expenses http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/letters-opinion/letter-lincolnshire-county-councillors-should-give-up-their-expenses-1-5919649 Stamford Mercury : 7th March Letter | 'Out of touch' over libraries plans Whatever happened to democracy in…

Libraries News Round-up: 5th March 2014

THE BOOKSELLER : 5th March Pullman: 'every school should have a good library' http://www.thebookseller.com/news/pullman-every-school-should-have-good-library.html Library Journal : 4th March Materials Shift http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2014/03/collection-development/materials-shift/ RFID Journal : 5th March What Impact Does…

Libraries News Round-up: 25th February 2014

THE INDEPENDENT : 25th February Losing Britain's libraries: The places where we discover books are imperiled like never before  http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/losing-britains-libraries-the-places-where-we-discover-books-are-imperiled-like-never-before-9152768.html In Loughborough : 25th February Leicestershire | Future of libraries to be…

Libraries News Round-up: 22nd February 2014

Sheffield Telegraph : 22nd February Sheffield library cuts are ‘a real kick in the teeth’ (says Nick Clegg) http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/sheffield-library-cuts-are-a-real-kick-in-the-teeth-1-6455494 The Star : 22nd February Letter | Sheffield | Will future of libraries be scrutinised by…

Libraries News Round-up: 18th February 2014

BBC News : 18th February Lincolnshire county council's libraries changes 'unlawful' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-26242117 THE BOOKSELLER : 18th February DCMS consults on closing library advisory body http://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-consults-closing-library-advisory-body.html Public Libraries News : 17th…

Libraries News Round-up: 17th February 2014

How to submit 'Evidence' to the Sieghart Review   https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/public-libraries-what-do-you-think Gov.uk : 17th February Proposed Abolition of the Advisory Council on Libraries https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-abolition-of-the-advisory-council-on-libraries The Library Campaign : 17th February Self-serve in…

Libraries News Round-up: 15th February 2014

Gov.uk : 13th February Consultation on the extension of the Public Lending Right to Rights of holders of books in non-print formats https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-extension-of-the-public-lending-right-to-rights-of-holders-of-books-in-non-print-formats Sleaford Standard : 15th February Reduction in…

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